Knockdown or collapsible box



No. 6l9,757. Patented Feb. 2|, I899. a. L. JOHNSTONE & c. LEDERER.KNOGKDOWN 0R GOLLAPSIBLE BOX.

(Application filed July 29, 1897.)

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No. 6l9,757. Patented- Feb. 2|, I899. G. L. JOHNST-0NE & C. LEDEREB.

KNOGKDDWN 0B COLLAPSIBLE BOX.

(Application filed. July 29, 1897.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GILBERT L. J OHNSTONE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND CHARLES LEDERER,

OF MONTOLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

KNOCKDOWN O R COLLAPSIBLE BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 619,757, dated February21, 1899.

Application filed July 29 1897. Serial No. 646,287. (No model.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GILBERT L. J OHN- STONE, residing at New York,(Brooklyn,) in the county of Kings and State of New York, and CHARLESLEDERER, residing at Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Knockdown or Collapsible Boxes; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to knockdown or collapsible boxes, andparticularly to that class thereof designed to contain light articles ofmerchandise and to afford a neat and convenient vehicle for retaining orcarrying the same; and the objects of the invention are to provide aneat and attractive device of this character which Will be cheap tomanufacture, easily and quickly made up or put together, and wherein theparts willnot become disengaged in use; and With these and other objectsin view the invention consists in the construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter more fully described in the specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a box embodying our improvements, the same being inan open position. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same closed. Fig. 3is a vertical transverse section of the closed box, and Fig. 4 is a planView of the blank from which our improved box is formed.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts throughout theseveral views.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated our improvementsapplied to a box having a ridged or wedge-shaped top or cover intendedto represent a house, the top of the box forming the roof of the house;but it will be understood that we do not confine ourselves to this formor configuration, as it is only employed as an exemplification of ourinvention, and the same may be varied in practice, if desired.

Referring to the drawings, the reference character 1 designates a box orother article of any preferred form or configuration, preferably formedfrom a blank or a single sheet of suitable material, such ascardboard,which is cut, scored, and folded in a predetermined manner, sothat a rectangular bottom or flap 2 will be formed having an extensionalong its free edge, and the ends of the extension project beyond theends of the bottom 2, forming segmental tucks or ears 4, which affordmeans for retaining the bottom or flap 2 in position shown in full linesin Fig. 3 and in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the bottom is connectedalong one edge to and forms part of the front 5, to the upper andopposite edge of which is connected or forming a part is the frontportion 6 of the roof-top or top of the box, and this portion 6 hasextensions or flanges 8, 9, and 10 projecting from the free edgesthereof provided with longitudinal slots 8, 9", and 10 respectively.

Connected to each end of the front 5 and forming a part thereof are theends 11 and 12, having pointed upper portions 13 and 14, respectively,each provided with tucks or ears l5 and 16, and connected to the lowerportion of the ends 11 and 12 are substantially rectangular extensions17 and 18, (shown in section in Fig. 3,) and connected to one edge ofthe end 12 is the back 19, having an end extension 20, adapted to foldwithin the end 11 and be glued or otherwise secured upon the inner sideand along the freeedge thereof, as

clearly shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and from the upper edge of theback 19 extends the back portion 21 of the roof-top, having extensions22, 23, and 24, in the first and last of which are formed longitudinalslots 22 and 24, respectively, and the extension 23 is provided withsegmental tucks or cars 23, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The blank constructed as above described is folded as shown in Fig. 1,whereupon the portion 6 is folded upon the pointed portions of the ends11 and 12, and the tucks or ears 15 and 16 enter the slots 10 and 8respectively. Then the extension 9 is folded downwardly and the portion21 is folded upon the pointed portions of the ends 11 and 12 and securedin the manner before described. The tucks 15 and 16 enter the slots 22and 24, respectively, and, lastly,the extension 23 is folded downwardlyagainst the extension 9 and the segmental tucks or ears 23 engage theslots 9 of the portion 6 and the cover is closed.Forconvenienceboxesmaybeshipped folded in rectangular form.

From the foregoing description the construction and operation of thisdevice will be readily understood when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings.

\Ve do not desire to confine ourselves to the exact construction andarrangement of parts herein shown and described, and we thereforereserve the right to make all such alterations thereof as come withinthe scope of our invention.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A knockdown or collapsible receptacle consisting of a rectangularfront portion having connected to, the lower edge thereof, a rectangularbottom portion carrying the extension the ends of which form tucks orears, a front top portion formed on the opposite edge of said frontportion and provided along the free edges thereof with extensions onwhich are formed slots, a rectangular back portion provided with a reartop portion having formed along the side edges thereof lateralextensions, in which are formed slots, and along the top thereof, anextension provided with tucks or ears, end portions connected with sideportions and having tapering upper portions carrying tucks or ears, andlower bottom extensions all adapted when folded to form a receptacle.

2. A knockdown or collapsible receptacle consisting of a front portion5, with which is connected a bottom portion 2, carrying an extension,the ends of which form ears or tucks 4:, the front top or root portion6, provided with extensions 8, 9 and 10, in which are formed slots 8, Sfand 10 respectively, end portions 11 and 12 having tapering upperportions 13 and 14, carrying tucks or ears 15 and 16 said ends havinglower extensions 17 and 18, and a back 19, provided with an extension20, to be attached to the end 11, and having a rear roof portion 21,carrying extensions 22, 23 and 24, the first two extensions having slotsand the last extension having tucks or ears, said portions adapted to befolded and removably connected together in the manner described andillustrated.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GILBERT L. JOIINSlONE. CHARLES LEDERER. Witnesses:

D. O. KELSEY, JAMES R. ROGERS.

